Marcus Turner

Marcus Turner is a Senior Director and Client Relationship Manager in the Investment Consulting line of business of WTW. Among other responsibilities, Marcus is a member of our DC team which is responsible for developing our intellectual capital.
Marcus specializes in alternative asset class research and has expertise in assessing currency, infrastructure, and private equity managers as well as trends and developments in these asset opportunities. A frequent industry speaker, Marcus has spoken on a diverse range of topics including the importance of developing metrics for plan sponsors to assess their progress in improving outcomes for members.
Marcus has over 10 years of investment consulting experience and consults on a wide variety of issues including asset allocation strategy, and investment structure optimization. He has worked with a variety of clients including Pension Plans, Foundations and Municipalities with assets ranging from $100 million to over $5 billion. Marcus works with some of the larger DB and DC plans in the Canadian market on all aspects of investment consulting. 
Prior to his investment consulting experience, he had the opportunity to work in the investment management area of a large multinational insurance company where he was responsible for building and running the institution’s proprietary trading desk.
Marcus is based out of our Toronto office.
Education and Credentials 
Marcus graduated from the University of Toronto with a major in economics. He is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals. Marcus is actively involved in industry organizations and notably at on the Toronto CFA Board for several years. Marcus is also registered with Integra Capital Limited, a wholly-owned WTW company, as an Advising Representative – Client Relationship Manager and Dealing Representative.